shied
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- IPA /ʃaɪd/
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Verb
shied verb
- To avoid due to timidness or caution.“I shy away from investment opportunities I don't understand.”
- To jump back in fear.“The horse shied away from the rider, which startled him so much he shied away from the horse.”
- To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling“shy a slipper”
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drawnflippedlearntrefrainedhesitateddissuadedavoidedresistedaverseeschewedshunneddesisteddeterredbarredflinchdemurred
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spotlightawaycriticizingaddressingfearcontroversialcontroversyinvolvementpoliticsinsteadattentionhope
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